The Portland daily press., 1887-11-28
PROVINCES IN THE UNION.
How Canadians Think That They
might Get There.
No Desire to be Annexed by Any
Money Bargain.
Dinners and caIety for the Com
mlssIoners In Washington.

! sr. John. N. B., Nov. 26.-The Globe of
tonight quotes Mr.. Atkinson's second letter
to the New York Chamber Of Commerce in
regard to the purchase of the Maritime
Provinces by the United States, and re-
marks: Annexation cannot be successful
until the people make up their mindslthat it
| is desirable. No doubt 1t would be better
for the American people and for the Cana
| dian people, and it would not be TO the dis
advantage of Great Britain If all the Eng
Iisb-speaking people on this continent were
united into one great nation. The great
objection to annexation is purely senti-
mental one. There is feeling that England
might feel hurt by any expression Of desire
on our part to exchange her nag for another.
objection would add very largely to the
number of people in the Maritime Provinces
who now believe that annexation Is their
ultimate destiny. If these Provinces Of
themselves, decided 70 enter tne American
Ontario and Quebec would have to follow.
That these Provinces might act of them
selves is quite within the bounds of posi-
bility; and If they did act of themselves
and for themselves Canada and seat Britain
could not stop them, any more tllaa they can
stop our people from now removing into the
United States"
What is Said in the Provinces.
BANGOR, Nov. 26-The Commercial sent
representatives to st. John and other New
Brunswick points this week and interviewed
prominent men there on the subjects of
commercial union, fisheries and other great
questions. All express friendly feeling
towards the States, which they say exists
throughout the Provinces, and all give their
views as to how trade with the States could
be increased. They look to settlement of
the fishery dispute by the commission, and
that very soon. There is no great feeling In
the Provinces toward annexation, according
to these gentlemen; but many of them think
that the people would very readily favor 1t II
1t was broached in the right manner. When
asked in regard to the project OF the pur-
chase Of the Provinces by the United States,
they asserted that such proposition would
not be considered by the people OF the Do
minion for moment. They said that man
who could make such proposition showed
a lack of knowledge of the majority OF the
people of the Dominion OF Canada The
people of the Dominion would accept such a
proposition in the same spirit and manner as
would the people of the United States in
case their government should make an offer
to purchase the State of Maine.
Mr.. Foster Too Sick to Come.
lOhONlOs Out.s NoF. ~. -AlOh' 11i' IOolcfs
Minister of Marine and Fisheries. is at
present under care of DIR. Logan. 1t is
thought the case is typhoid or malarial fever.
which is epidemic here. He was to have
left today for Washington. Mr.. Foster
expected to have left here week ago, but
was delayed in directing the preparations
for an elaborate report regarding the trade
relations between the two countries. The
work he has just hurried to completion re-
the captains of three fishery cruisers and
half a dozen type writers. Mr.. Foster. If
the work of the commission is sufficiently
advanced, will present the historical side of
the question from the Canadian standpoint.
courtesies TO the Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-Secretary Bayard
entertained party of gentlemen today at
dinner for the purpose of meeting Joseph
Chamberlain. The other guests were Sem
ator Ingalls,. Secretary Fairchild, Secretary
Lamar, Postmaster General Villas, Mr.. Put
nam, Sir Lionel Sackville West. the British
Minister, Sir Chas. Upper, General Cam
eron, VIM. Thompson, Mr.. Bergne, Mr..
Winter, Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Graham, Senator
Edmunds, Senator Sherman, and Mr.. Angel.
Later Minister West gave reception to Mr..
Chamberlain. The parlors Of the embassy
were beautifully decorated. Two hundred
and fifty guests were invited to do honor to
Mr.: Chamberlain, comprising the foremost
society people in Washington.
Messrs. Angel and Putnam, of the Fisher
les Commission, will give dinner at the
Arlington to their associate commissioners
next Tuesday.